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{"id":1762,"title":"Inform of vs. Inform about","advertisement_flag":false,"content":"\u003cp\u003eWhen should we use \u003cb\u003eInform of\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eInform about\u003c/b\u003e? What is the difference between them?\u003c/p\u003e","created_at":"2012-03-09T01:40:37.000Z","author_name":"Bob","tag_groups":["english-common-questions|English Common Questions|false","ielts-academic-writing|IELTS Academic Writing|false"],"author_id":1,"slug":"inform-vs-inform-about","parent_id":null,"visits":9965,"likes":2,"image":null}
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[{"id":1763,"title":null,"advertisement_flag":false,"author_id":1,"content":"\n\u003cp\u003eThis explanation is just our habit of using these words. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInform of\u003c/b\u003e: we use this when the whole idea is used as a phrase.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEx: \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you please inform me of \u003cb\u003ePeter's problem\u003c/b\u003e?\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan you inform our teacher of \u003cb\u003emy absence\u003c/b\u003e for today's class?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs you can see, we have known something and we want to know more about it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInform about\u003c/b\u003e: when the detailed information is left out.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEx:\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you inform me about Peter? ( we didn't tell what happened to Peter )\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan you inform our teacher about me? (we didn't say the person was absent)\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCan you inform me about what happened to Peter? (we don't know what happened)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the examples, you can see that we haven't known what happened so we ask those question.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eInform someone that\u003c/b\u003e is usually used to confirm.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEx: Please be informed that you have been selected as one of our potential candidates for the job. (very formal and quite often used in business emails)\u003c/p\u003e\n","created_at":"2012-03-09T03:32:55.000Z","author_name":"Bob","tag_groups":[],"slug":null,"parent_id":1762,"visits":0,"likes":-1,"image":null}]
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